"In the whole history of space exploration, I've never seen something like this visualization (below). It's a look back at the past 50 years of space exploration… visualized in one single image. It's incredibly detailed so you're going to have to click on the image and then zoom in, pan around, etc.

Regardless of your take on The Septapus, I have felt the need for a review of a really super piece of children's literature since publishing that post. I guess I just feel the need for some positivity to balance out the force. In reality, I am not a children's lit expert. I'm as much of an early childhood expert as a terribly curious father of two youngsters can possibly be, but certainly no more than that. I know my limitations. That said, I think I have one really sweet little piece of art to share with all of you. This is a book that is not only deeply accurate from a scientific perspective, lyrically engaging, and amazingly illustrated… but also seems to be a nearly 180 degree parallel of "Numbers" in so many ways.